For nearly 20 years, the state of New York has banned mixed martial arts. But after a bizarre day of debate on Tuesday that ban was finally overturned, making New York the last of the 50 states to allow MMA within its borders.

One of the bill's few detractors—it passed the State Assembly with a 113-25 vote—was the openly gay legislator Daniel O'Donnell, who said he enjoys the visuals of MMA but hoped it would remain illegal in New York. "I should really like it," he said. "You have two nearly naked, hot men trying to dominate each other. That’s gay porn with a different ending."

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Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, another opponent, suggested that allowing professional MMA fights would lead kids to fight more at school. She wasn't the only one concerned with the violence. Brooklyn Assemblyman Charles Barron said, "This is barbaric and it should be banned." He went on to compare the sport, in which adults voluntary participate, to slavery and police brutality.

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The bill now goes to the Governor Andrew Cuomo's desk for signature. The UFC, which has been working to bring events to New York, with its eye on Madison Square Garden, is pumped.